you might think it is with all the infighting we've seen since they lost the election. now a new conservative superstar is on the rise and he just happens to be a neuro surgeon. check out the splash he made at the conservative cpac conference last week. >> if you just, let's say you've magically put me, you know, into the white house. and -- >> dr. ben carson joins me now. thanks for joining us. you get asked a lot lately if you're going to run for office. you've gotten pretty good at dodging the question which is the first sign of somebody entering politics. they get good at that. do you have any intention of at least exploring seriously the possibility of running for office? >> it's not my intention to do that. but what i've said is if a year and a half goes by and people are still clamoring for me to do that and there's no other very good candidate i would certainly have to seriously consider it. the likelihood of that is incredibly small. so i'm not really planning on that. >> well, there is some clamoring. rush limbaugh says you've got democrats terrified. listen t